Prior state of the from Nov. put into the new WG thread for continuity and reference.

[Another Worldview]

So to recap - this is where the group was at in November - this was previously posted at OV main GooGroup.    More options Nov 12 2011, 10:26 am From: Joseph Este <j...@wigsalon.com> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:26:51 -0800 Local: Sat, Nov 12 2011 10:26 am Subject: Re: [occupyvenice] Fwd: Objective & Demands Working Group Print | Individual message | Show original | Report this message | Find messages by this author the hardest part of what we are all trying to accomplish - is crossing over the line to the mainstream it WAS achieved in the 60's ( eventually ) but it ended the might they elected richard nixon ... i remember it well ... still there was a glimmer of hope..and he did have to end the war .... when trying to sell my buttons and t-shirts - i get a lot of this" i support what you are doing..but i dont want to wear something that identified myself with your movement .. THAT is a problem ... people dont want to talk about politics ..or take chances and stances ... ( we are different ..but we are preaching to the choir ) ... the idea really is ..to make it COOL to be an occupier .. for everyone ... for that ... we need to make ONE change that is huge and effects everyone ..or maybe get active celebrities ... and for that ( since they are business people ) i sincerely believe the movement has to go into the office .. or an office setting ( out of the parks) ...the city hall parks are great for getting attention .. but ultimately, camping out on city hall smacks of homelessness, lost soul-ness, ( attitudes of the general public ( not me ) ..but we have to take it seriously and try and figure out how to reverse it . .. believe it or not ..maybe it is not buttons ... but we need to start wearing something that identifies us to the cause ... people start showing up on talk shows with one article that says " i support the occupy movement " ..something not militant ( no arm band ) ... maybe a rubber band bracelet ... if we know of celebrities who would openly support occupy on TV with something they wear .. we should create it for them ... and market them for profit ... ( responsible capitalism ..not no capitalism ... that will never fly here ) ... but i cant afford to make more stuff without selling it first now ... the real idea IS an occupy fashion line that gets into shops ... and is cool ... people NEED to see others support OCCUPY or this will die out ... people generally behave in certain sheep like ways .. but that cuts both ways ...they WILL follow trends ..we have to set them ... and break out of preaching to the choir ... ( ok ..i will put on my own "running on too long " signal .. :) joseph - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Paul Rizzo <prizz...@gmail.com> wrote: > Group Members, > Finally, a time to take serious action! A list of six demands has been > requested by Occupy LA, and that is the > first order of business of this working group. Anyone who wants their > voice heard should feel compelled to join, > and be part of the decision making process. > This group needs as many different voices as possible to represent the > diverse population that makes up the > amazing Venice community. If you are interested in joining this group > please respond to this email with a vote > of *YES*. If you have a demand that you would like to offer, please email > it to demands2...@gmail.com. > Members of the working group will vote on the demands received, and the 6 > receiving the most votes, will be > passed along to OLA. True democracy in action! If you have a demand that > you would like to be considered, > please email it to demands2...@gmail.com. > Again, if you are interested in joining this group, please respond to this > email with a *YES*. If so, I would like > to have a brief meet and greet after Wednesdays General Assembly so we can > do just that. Thanks for your > support, and let's get to work on some great, original demands to provide > Occupy LA with! > Sincerely, > Paul A. Rizzo, PLS > Occupy Venice Member > This group functions in solidarity with the original charter and mission > statements of Occupy Wall Street, > Occupy LA, and Occupy Venice. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Occupy Venice" group. > To post to this group, send email to occupy...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > occupyvenice...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/occupyvenice?hl=en. "Cowardice asks the question: Is it Safe? Expediency asks the question: Is it politic? Vanity asks the question: Is it popular? But conscience asks the question: Is it Right? And there comes a time one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular -- but one must take it simply because it is right." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." Arthur Schopenhauer 1788- 1860